Simulation and Modeling FAQ continued

1. Discuss the usage of DEVS in detail?
2. Describe the steps involved in a simulation study?Illustrate with a relevant example
3. Explain the four steps involved in the model building process?
4. Simulation can be used to solve traffic problems at major intersections?Explain the steps involved to carry this simulation study?
5. How can simulation be used to study the queuing systems?
6. Describe pictorially the arrival and departure in a queuing system?
7. Give an example of Single channel queue. How can you use simulation to study such a system?
8. What according to you are the performance measures required to analyze a queuing system?
9. How will you calculate following performace measures for a sing server queuing system

a. Average waiting system.
b. Probability a customer has to wait.
c. probability of idle server
d. Average service time
e. Expected service time
f. Average time between arrivals.
g. Average time customer spends in the system.
h. Average waiting time for those who wait.

10. How can simulation be used to solve inventory problems. Discuss with a case study?
11. Explain how simulation can be used to solve lead time problems in inventory?
12. Describe briefly various concepts involved in discrete event simulation?
13. Discuss the event scheduling/time advance algorithm in detail?
14. what are the various world views available to model a system for simulation? Illustrate with example appropriate usage of different word view?
15. How exactly a future event list should be implemented? Explain pros and cons of using various kinds of implementations?








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